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- ↑ Gary Polland's TEXAS CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
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- ↑ "1994 Republican Party Primary Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on 2014-01-09. Retrieved 2006-12-24.
- ↑ "1992 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on 2014-01-09. Retrieved 2006-12-24.
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